This thesis examines the rhetoric of Theodore Dwight Weld's American Slavery
As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses. Published anonymously in 1839, Weld's
publication became the longest antislavery tract in American history. It left its mark on
the abolitionist movement itself and future antislavery literary works most notably
Uncle...
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to discover the status and characteristics of reading programs in the public secondary schools of Oregon.
Procedures
Questionnaires were mailed to all of Oregon's 327 schools, 106
junior high schools and 221 senior high schools. Responses were received
from 84.7 percent of the...
Report on an investigation carried out under Contract Nonr-2771 (04), Project NR 388-062, between the University of Oregon and the Office of Naval Research, U.S. Department of the Navy.
The focus of this study was to identify persistent
problems in the developmental history of the American
Department of Defense dependents schools in Okinawa, Japan.
The period of time covered was from 1946 through 1978.
The study includes historical descriptions of curriculum
development, obtaining and maintaining school facilities,
and the...
The effects of roadbuilding, logging and burning upon stream
runoff responses to individual storms are evaluated for the Alsea
experimental watersheds, located in the Oregon Coast Range, The
parameters analyzed are peak discharge, induced peak discharge,
time-to-peak, and storm-runoff volume. The volume parameter is
further sub-divided into total, quick, delayed,...
Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...